IRPS

Weekly Schedule

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JANUARY

FEBRUARY
100th Day Celebration
Room 3 Readers

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

Mrs. Warnock
and
Mr. Binskin's Class

1^st Grade Classroom Rules
and
Guidelines:

Classroom Rules:

1. Listen and follow directions the first time.
2. Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
3. Raise your hand and wait to be called on.
4. Work quietly and do not disturb others.

Guidelines for Success:

1. I will respect myself.
2. I will respect others.
3. I will respect property.
4. I will be responsible.
5. I will do my best.

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First Grade Curriculum

Literacy (Reading and Writing)

In Open Court Reading, phonics and comprehension skills instruction is balanced with reading "decodable" texts and quality literature. In addition to skills and strategies, children experience a wide variety of literary forms and genres in a program that emphasizes reading, writing, thinking and oral language.

Handwriting

We emphasize correct pencil grip, paper orientation and letter formation.  We use the Zaner-Bloser Handwriting series.

Spelling

We start the year with a review of letters and sounds. Our first spelling lists consist of letters and some simple sight words.  These early lessons coordinate with the OCR instruction in phonics.  The children learn to blend sounds and write words with short vowel patterns.  We begin using the adopted SRA series in January. A new spelling list will be sent home each week.

Social Studies

The school district has adopted the Macmillan McGraw-Hill
curriculum.  Our first graders learn about families, communities, citizenship, careers and historic Americans.  Character Education is also an ongoing part of Social studies.

Science

We will be using science kits from Foss this year. These kits contain wonderful hands-on materials to help us study insects, weather, solids and liquids.  The children will also learn about simple machines during one of their OCR themes

Math

Our current math curriculum adoption is Silver Burdett Ginn Mathematics which includes the following instructional areas:

• Exploring Numbers and Patterns
• Understanding Addition and Subtraction
• Introducing Basic-Fact Strategies
• Beginning Geometry and Fractions
• Patterns and Numbers to 100
• Beginning Money and Measurement
• Time and Probability
• Exploring Two-Digit Addition and Subtraction